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Saturday, September 8, 2012
Tips for choosing a Laptop/Notebook to match your busy lifestyle
Nowadays many people buy Laptop computers instead of buying desktops because most of them want to use their PC's during every time in the day so they have to carry it wherever they go.
In this article I am going to show you how to buy a good Laptop computer with all the features you need for a reasonable price.
First thing you have to consider is it's processor so look for intel i5/i7 or AMD phenom II or Athlon X4/X6 CPUs but do not go for Intel Atom or AMD Turion CPUs because they are so much weak and only capable of browsing internet and handling documents.
Then look for other things like Hard disk, Graphics processor and so on. In my opinion I would like to say if it has 320/500GB hard disk that's enough because you can extend the storage lately as you need by buying some additional external hard drives but you cannot replace the Graphics processor comes with it because it cost you more than you think so especially look for a perfect GPU for a good performance. I recommend you to look for AMD Radeon HD5000/6000/7000 series or Nvidia Geforce GTX 300/400/500 series for better gaming and better look. 1GB or 2GB is good enough for GPU memory because it is not the main memory of your PC so it only affects when you do large scale 3D manipulations..
After that go for a good RAM. Look for 4GB or 6/8GB RAM because if you have enough money it will not waste.
Afterwards see if the display fits enough for you. It has to be a HD widescreen LED display that fits into the recent movies and blue ray playback.
Then you can consider other things such as Hi Def audio devices, Web cams, Wifi/Bluetooth, eSATA ports etc but most of them comes with all of the above features already so you do not have to worry much.
Finally You can choose a good design that fits you the most but specially look for a strong and light weight one if you travel a lot.
You may think why didn't I mention about brands but this is why most of the people know about good brands like Dell, Toshiba, HP, Asus likewise. Anyway I recommend you not to choose Acer, Lenovo or HP/Compaq because they are over priced but does not have a good performance or quality that previous ones do.
And I think you can find a good one around 800-1000 dollars at a reasonable store. Well do not forget to ask for a good warranty like 2 or 3 years international.
Thanks and keep in touch.
(This article is kinda old because I wrote it a year ago but I hope you can still find it useful anyways)
How to build a custom desktop PC that best suits your needs
First you have to lookout for a good combination of CPU and
motherboard so do not go for a cheap motherboard that has very limited
expansion slots and one that has no support for future products.
Well in this case I recommend you to buy a mobo (motherboard) that supports most recent memory technology such as DDR3 and has at least one PCI express slot, 2 dual channel enabled RAM slots (if you can find a one with 4 slots that'd be great), onboard HD sound, gigabit LAN, SATA III ports, USB 3 ports and specially look for at least 1 IDE port because if you ever have to connect old hard disk or a CD/DVD drive that would be a big problem. And keep in mind that many recent mobo manufacturers target their recent products only for recent and future products so you have to search more than one store if you want to have a good configuration like that (look for Biostar, Asus, Intel, Asrock, Gigabyte mobos but do not go for cheaper ones like Foxconn, Mercury).
Then look for a good graphic card because I think you already know that onboard VGA sucks. So take a look for a decent product built with an AMD Radeon HD series chip or Nvidia Gforce GTX series chip. But in this matter if you want more performance go for Nvidia solution though always mind that in my experience I knew that Radeon chips are better with quality than the performance (XFX, Gigabyte, Sapphire, Asus, Zotac those are good brands).
After that you have to buy dual channel enabled RAM bundle (at least 4GB bundle) because when it comes to gaming you can feel a great performance by installing same type dual channel memory into your PC. Kingston RAMs are good but if you have some more bucks in your hand look for Patriot, Corsair or Gskill memories because they are great for gaming.
Then go for a hard disk possibly a SATA II 500GB or more because storage is very essential nowadays.Though if you seek more performance for super speed gaming and graphic designing you can install a high speed SSD drive as the primary HDD so then you can install the operating system on it but they are so expensive (mostly a 64GB one cost around 150 dollars).
Now it is the time to look for a good casing so find a strong one made with aluminum and plastic because if you can find that kind of one it will last long for many years without corrosion. And you can find a good one with many facilities such as many USB ports, memory card readers, fan speed controllers and so on. But especially check it's ventilation system with good fans/cooling system because as it affect for temperature inside your PC it also guarantees a good lifetime too. Then the most important thing comes up which is you have have find out a good power supply unit that best fits to your PC so always go for something like Cooler Master, Antec, Corsair or any branded one which has 80+ certification on it because if you buy a cheap china made unbranded PSU it will not guarantee your PC for at least 6 months. With a good quality branded PSU you can ensure your newly built systems lifetime for at least 3 or 4 years without any physical damage to it's peripherals in it.
After all when you going to buy a monitor specially look for a modern one such as widescreen (16:9) HD LED with 18" or more inches because when you are going to watch a new movie definitly you can feel the difference between an old one with that.
Finally you can buy anything that suits you such as a good sound system (do not buy cheap desktop speakers so lookout for a subwoofer system) and comfortable keyboard and mouse (for the keyboard and mouse I recommend you to search for Logitech brand because no one believes that I am still using my old KB/mouse for 9 years already).
So that's etc but do not forget to use an UPS or a surge protected power protector/multi socket for your PC for the safety.
Good luck and thanks for reading.
(This article is kinda old because I wrote it a year ago but I hope still you can find it useful anyways)
Well in this case I recommend you to buy a mobo (motherboard) that supports most recent memory technology such as DDR3 and has at least one PCI express slot, 2 dual channel enabled RAM slots (if you can find a one with 4 slots that'd be great), onboard HD sound, gigabit LAN, SATA III ports, USB 3 ports and specially look for at least 1 IDE port because if you ever have to connect old hard disk or a CD/DVD drive that would be a big problem. And keep in mind that many recent mobo manufacturers target their recent products only for recent and future products so you have to search more than one store if you want to have a good configuration like that (look for Biostar, Asus, Intel, Asrock, Gigabyte mobos but do not go for cheaper ones like Foxconn, Mercury).
Then look for a good graphic card because I think you already know that onboard VGA sucks. So take a look for a decent product built with an AMD Radeon HD series chip or Nvidia Gforce GTX series chip. But in this matter if you want more performance go for Nvidia solution though always mind that in my experience I knew that Radeon chips are better with quality than the performance (XFX, Gigabyte, Sapphire, Asus, Zotac those are good brands).
After that you have to buy dual channel enabled RAM bundle (at least 4GB bundle) because when it comes to gaming you can feel a great performance by installing same type dual channel memory into your PC. Kingston RAMs are good but if you have some more bucks in your hand look for Patriot, Corsair or Gskill memories because they are great for gaming.
Then go for a hard disk possibly a SATA II 500GB or more because storage is very essential nowadays.Though if you seek more performance for super speed gaming and graphic designing you can install a high speed SSD drive as the primary HDD so then you can install the operating system on it but they are so expensive (mostly a 64GB one cost around 150 dollars).
Now it is the time to look for a good casing so find a strong one made with aluminum and plastic because if you can find that kind of one it will last long for many years without corrosion. And you can find a good one with many facilities such as many USB ports, memory card readers, fan speed controllers and so on. But especially check it's ventilation system with good fans/cooling system because as it affect for temperature inside your PC it also guarantees a good lifetime too. Then the most important thing comes up which is you have have find out a good power supply unit that best fits to your PC so always go for something like Cooler Master, Antec, Corsair or any branded one which has 80+ certification on it because if you buy a cheap china made unbranded PSU it will not guarantee your PC for at least 6 months. With a good quality branded PSU you can ensure your newly built systems lifetime for at least 3 or 4 years without any physical damage to it's peripherals in it.
After all when you going to buy a monitor specially look for a modern one such as widescreen (16:9) HD LED with 18" or more inches because when you are going to watch a new movie definitly you can feel the difference between an old one with that.
Finally you can buy anything that suits you such as a good sound system (do not buy cheap desktop speakers so lookout for a subwoofer system) and comfortable keyboard and mouse (for the keyboard and mouse I recommend you to search for Logitech brand because no one believes that I am still using my old KB/mouse for 9 years already).
So that's etc but do not forget to use an UPS or a surge protected power protector/multi socket for your PC for the safety.
Good luck and thanks for reading.
(This article is kinda old because I wrote it a year ago but I hope still you can find it useful anyways)
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